Genius Beast Taming: Starting from Awakening an S-Rank Talent

Zhou Heng closed his eyes. He could hear the excited breathing of his friends around him and feel the loving and expectant gaze of his parents on him.

He silently made a wish in his heart: "I hope that all those who love me and are kind to me can find happiness!"

A moment later, he opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and then blew hard forward.

The candlelight flickered for a moment, then suddenly went out.

"Happy birthday!!!"

In an instant, applause, cheers, and blessings surged up like a tide, almost lifting the dome of the banquet hall.

The precious lamps shone brightly once more, and eight waiters began skillfully slicing the enormous cake.

"Your Excellency, a lot of people have come to the Star-Picking Pavilion. They say they've come to celebrate Young Master Zhou Heng's birthday, but they don't have invitations. I don't know whether I should let them in." The owner of the Star-Picking Pavilion was holding a blue mirror-like treasure.

With a swipe of his hand, the lively scene of the reception hall on the first floor of the Star-Picking Pavilion appeared within the treasure.

Many elegantly dressed and distinguished figures, carrying meticulously packaged gift boxes, anxiously awaited an audience.

Zhou Heng glanced at it but didn't pay it any mind.

This happens every year on my birthday.

Given the status and position of Zhou's parents, there are plenty of people who want to curry favor with them.

This year is a bit more special, though, because there are a lot of people here.

Zhou Heng awakened an S-level talent, and his grandparents and maternal grandparents were officially listed on the list of those who were granted titles. Many people who could have remained reserved could no longer contain themselves.

If they didn't take advantage of Zhou Heng's birthday to please his parents, they wouldn't have a single chance at any other time.

After a moment's thought, Zhou's father said, "If they are here on the orders of a sixth-tier commander beast tamer, or a fifth-tier warrior beast tamer in person, let them come up. If not, don't let them come up, but they can spend whatever they want in the Star-Picking Pavilion, and it will all be on my tab."

"Yes, ma'am!" The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion immediately accepted the order and left.

In the end, more than thirty people followed the owner of the Star-Picking Pavilion to the third thousandth floor of the Star-Picking Pavilion.

Commander Xu sent one of his captains to deliver a top-grade fourth-tier treasure, worth two hundred million.

Mu Xuezheng also sent an instructor from the Education Bureau to deliver a fifth-grade low-level Wenxin Fruit, worth 150 million.

An assistant to the garrison commander personally arrived and presented a low-grade fifth-order water-attribute crystal core, worth two hundred million, on behalf of the chief garrison commander.

The chief of the provincial inspectorate, the head of the judicial commission, the director of the provincial administration, the captain of the police station, the commander of the garrison, the commander of the city guard, as well as the two vice presidents of the Beastmaster Guild and the councilors of the five major associations below, also sent people to deliver corresponding gifts.

These are all powerful figures in Xuanxiao City who hold high positions and are also sixth-tier Beast Tamers.

Their gifts were piled up like a small mountain on a special altar, shimmering with various magical lights and treasures, dazzling the crowd.

Many fifth-tier warrior beast tamers also attended in person.

Some of them held important positions in government offices, while others were powerful CEOs of large corporations on Xuanxiao Star.

They all personally came to Zhou Heng's home to celebrate his birthday, a young man who had just turned nineteen.

Upon seeing Zhou Heng, these people showered him with auspicious words, praising him to the skies.

If Zhou Heng hadn't possessed innate wisdom, he probably would have become arrogant and complacent in the face of such praise and adulation, unable to extricate himself from it.

But with his innate wisdom, he knew clearly that these people were not there for him at all, but for the elders behind him.

If Zhou Heng were not a direct descendant of an eighth-tier monarch beast tamer and the grandson of a seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer, even with his S-level talent, it would be impossible for these fifth-tier warrior beast tamers, who held considerable status in Xuanxiao City, to condescend to personally celebrate his birthday.

As time went on, more and more fifth-tier warriors and beast tamers arrived, and Zhou's parents immediately had Lao Hu and Lao Yang lead these people to another banquet hall.

Afterwards, Zhou's father and mother exchanged a few words with Zhou Heng before going to entertain the fifth-tier warrior beast tamers.

Seeing that all the adults had left, Li Lang and the others immediately felt much more at ease.

Zhou Heng also let loose and played around with everyone.

Throughout the entire day, laughter echoed continuously from the third thousandth floor of the Star-Picking Pavilion.

As night deepened, many fifth-tier warrior beast tamers took their leave, and Zhou's parents sent Lao Hu and Lao Yang to escort Zhou Heng's dozen or so friends back to their respective homes.

Mr. Zhou waved his hand: "Check, please!"

The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion stepped forward, bowing and scraping: "You're too kind, Academician. Today is the young master's birthday, but we at Zhaixing Pavilion haven't prepared anything. Consider this banquet our gift to the young master."

"One thing at a time." With a casual wave of his hand, Zhou's father displayed a gold card that floated in front of the owner of the Star-Picking Pavilion.

The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion took the gold card, swiped it, and his eyes lit up. He then respectfully handed the card forward: "Professor Xuezheng, after the 50% discount, your spending today is 2.283 billion Alliance Coins. This card originally had 10 billion, and now you have 7.717 billion left! Please keep it safe."

Mr. Zhou casually said, "No need. Your service at Zhaixing Pavilion is quite good. We'll just keep this card here and come here often in the future."

The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion smiled even more broadly: "As expected of the Academician, you come from a prestigious family; your generosity is truly impressive! Since you trust us so much, we certainly won't let you down. Just send us a message if you need anything in the future, and we'll be ready to serve you. We can also provide in-home services; if you'd like to host a banquet at home..."

Mr. Zhou waved his hand: "Alright, we'll talk about this later."

The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion quickly stepped aside, saying, "Yes, yes!"

A gentle smile immediately appeared on Zhou's father's face: "Wife, Heng'er, let's go!"

Zhou Heng and his mother nodded.

The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion hurriedly handed over a storage ring: "Wait a moment, Young Master Zhou Heng, this is a small gift that Zhaixing Pavilion has prepared for you. Please accept it."

Zhou Heng reached out and took it, probing it with his spiritual power, and discovered that there were three special large cakes inside.

"Today is your birthday, and your three tamed beasts should also take this opportunity to have some fun. One of these cakes is made with pure third-tier spiritual fruits and flowers, another is made with the finest meat of various third-tier sea beasts, and the third is made with the hearts of various third-tier ferocious beasts. Your tamed beasts will definitely love it." The owner of the Star-Picking Pavilion had done his homework in advance and had specifically researched Zhou Heng's tamed beasts, so he gave them gifts that were tailored to his needs.

These three cakes perfectly suited the tastes of Phoenix, Silver Dragon, and Eternal Night Demon Dragon.

Zhou Heng naturally wouldn't refuse: "Thank you, boss."

The owner of Zhaixing Pavilion bowed and said, "Young master, you're too kind. As long as your beast is happy, that's all that matters."